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*Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni.
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* Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni.
 
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* Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''.
 
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(c) Surname: VELLA from Sicily ''taken'' from [http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.weurope.italy.sicilia.general/1139/mb.ashx ancestry.com]
 
(c) Surname: VELLA from Sicily ''taken'' from [http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.weurope.italy.sicilia.general/1139/mb.ashx ancestry.com]
 
(d) Like so many Maltese surnames, the name Vella is ultimately of Italian origin. In this instance, the name is variant of more well-known surname Bella and is derived from the Calabrian and Sicilian.  ''taken'' from [http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/vella/index.shtml www.searchmalta.com]
 
(d) Like so many Maltese surnames, the name Vella is ultimately of Italian origin. In this instance, the name is variant of more well-known surname Bella and is derived from the Calabrian and Sicilian.  ''taken'' from [http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/vella/index.shtml www.searchmalta.com]
* Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''.
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==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival==
 
==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival==
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*de '''Giunio''' ''(Croatisation:Đunio)''
 
*de '''Giunio''' ''(Croatisation:Đunio)''
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*de '''Arneri'''
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*de '''Canavel''' ''or'' Kanavelić
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*Nikonitia ''or'' Nikoničić ''(according to Zvonko Maričić this is a Croatian family)''
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* Kolović
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